diff --git a/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md b/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
index 44839049a8809e4f5eea5006f8c5a5d6a90f78fd..1382705520a95a5cb7d39cd4bb5d33be8227ae9f 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
+++ b/doc/doxygen/src/getting-started.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ simplest way to compile and link an application with RIOT, is to set up a
 Makefile providing at least the following variables:
 
  * `APPLICATION`: should contain the (unique) name of your application
- * `BOARD`: specifies the platform the application should be build for by
+ * `BOARD`: specifies the platform the application should be built for by
    default
  * `RIOTBASE`: specifies the path to your copy of the RIOT repository (note,
    that you may want to use `$(CURDIR)` here, to give a relative path)